McDonald's Says Offensive Twitter Picture a 'Hoax'

McDonalds (NYSE:MCD) appears to be the victim of a Twitter hoax over the weekend as an image of a sign claiming African-American customers are required to pay a $1.50 transaction fee made the rounds in the blogosphere.

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The picture, which had been posted under the hashtag of #seriouslymcdonalds and has since been removed from Twitter, displayed a sign taped to a window outside of what appears to be a McDonalds restaurant.

The sign claimed the worlds largest fast-food chain is charging African-American customers an additional fee as an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies.